Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in New York
hi my name is nancy and i have a problem with the landlord,i apply for housing and housing called and ask him what kind of tenant i was and he stated that i live here for over 18 years and that i pay my rent always on time but there's a problem this is a private house and he has this appartment as if it was a office of realastate now housing send me a letter saying that i do not qualify for any need base priority because i reside in a standard housing and have a rent hardship of 50%or less i had to take a room mate to help with rent so that i dont lose my appartment after my mom passed away and im on ssi and can effort the rent and the room mate has to leave soon what can i do?im sorry that i dont know how to express my self.please help me.nancy irizarry there's offices here in my area but no one wants to help why is that?
1 Answer from Attorneys
I would contact the NYC Department of Social Services. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hra/html/home/home.shtml.
That is an agency better suited to answer your questions.
Mike.